There are 6 ways to get from Zurich to Dubai by plane, train, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Zurich Airport to Dubai International Airport
best- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Dubai International Airport (DXB)plane ZRH - DXB
8h 53mAED 672–2,734Train to Basel, fly to Dubai International Airport
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Dubai International Airport (DXB)plane BSL - DXB
10h 18mAED 743–1,737Fly Zurich Airport to Abu Dhabi, shuttle
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Abu Dhabi (AUH)plane ZRH - AUH
- Take a shuttle bus from Abu Dhabi Airport to Dubai - Ibn Battuta Mall
11h 10mAED 958–3,072Fly Zurich Airport to Sharjah International Airport
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Sharjah International Airport (SHJ)plane ZRH - SHJ
12h 47mAED 790–1,858Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Dubai International Airport
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luganotrain
- Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Dubai International Airport (DXB)plane MXP - DXB
12h 35mAED 1,273–2,214Train, train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Dubai International Airport
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Singentrain
- Take the train from Singen to Böblingentrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Dubai International Airport (DXB)plane STR - DXB
12h 2mAED 834–3,516
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Dubai International Airport (DXB) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Zurich to Dubai is to fly which costs AED 750 - AED 1900 and takes 12h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Zurich to Dubai is to fly which takes 8h 53m and costs AED 650 - AED 2800.
The distance between Zurich and Dubai is 4794 km.
It takes approximately 8h 53m to get from Zurich to Dubai, including transfers.
Dubai is 3h ahead of Zurich. It is currently 4:33 PM in Zurich and 7:33 PM in Dubai.
There are 17079+ hotels available in Dubai.
What companies run services between Zurich, Switzerland and Dubai, United Arab Emirates?
Swiss, Emirates, and four other airlines fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Dubai International Airport (DXB) 5 times a day.
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Dubai International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 750–2,400
Flights from Zurich Airport to Abu Dhabi via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 850–2,800
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sharjah International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 800–2,500
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Dubai International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 700–2,200
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Dubai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 650–2,300
Flights from Basel to Dubai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,100–3,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Dubai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 600–2,100
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Basel to Dubai International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 650–2,600
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sharjah International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 600–2,400
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sharjah International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Friday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- AED 600–2,400
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Dubai International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- AED 650–2,700
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Dubai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- AED 700–1,900
Flights from Zurich Airport to Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 700–1,900
- Website
- omanair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Dubai International Airport via Muscat
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- AED 700–1,700
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sharjah International Airport via Muscat
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- AED 750–1,800
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Dubai International Airport via Muscat
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 650–1,600
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 700–1,900
- Website
- rj.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Dubai International Airport via Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 700–2,100
Flights from Zurich Airport to Abu Dhabi via Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 800–2,400
- Website
- elal.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Dubai International Airport via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 950–2,400
Flights from Zurich Airport to Abu Dhabi via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,100–2,800
- Website
- flydubai.com
Flights from Basel to Dubai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,100–3,000
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from Basel to Dubai International Airport via Izmir
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- AED 750–2,200
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Basel to Dubai International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 700–1,500
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Basel to Dubai International Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 700–2,300
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sharjah International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- AED 700–1,900
- Website
- gulfair.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Dubai International Airport via Manama
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 550–1,500
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Dubai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 950–2,700
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- [email protected]
- Website
- SBB GmbH
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- AED 35–45
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- AED 60–130
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Singen to Böblingen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- AED 100–210
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Zürich HB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- AED 240–380
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Singen
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- AED 90–140
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- AED 25–35
- Website
- Trenord
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Singen to Böblingen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- AED 120–600
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Singen to Böblingen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- AED 75–95
- Schedules at
- DB ZugBus Regionalverkehr Alb-Bodensee GmbH (RAB)
- Website
- zayedinternationalairport.ae
Shuttle from Abu Dhabi Airport to Dubai - Ibn Battuta Mall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- AED 35–38
- Schedules at
- zayedinternationalairport.ae
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